Leaks Halt Morgantown to Wheeling Canoe Trip
Two West Virginia students Chuck Dickman and John Mastroni abandoned a Morgantown to Wheeling canoe trip after the craft began leaking on the Monongahela. They plan to try again next year and share lessons for future travelers. Dickman notes river distances to Wheeling, Pittsburgh, and beyond, and records their average 50 miles daily before the leak halted progress.
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West Vir- Binig University
Morgantown
Charles
Chuck) Dickman
Wheeling
John Mastroni
Heckley
Monongahela River
Dickman
Monongahela
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Spurr Named New Head of West Virginia University Board
A. C. Spurr of Fairmont is elected president of the West Virginia University board of governors succeeding Raymond E. Salvati of Huntington. Spurr, president of Monongahela Power Co., was chosen at the board’s last session held with cord illumination at the university. Dr. Thomas L. Harris of Parkersburg was elected vice president. The new law prevents the president from serving as his own successor.
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A. C. Spurr
Fairmont
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Raymond E. Salvati
Huntington
West Virginia
Spurr
Monongahela Power Co
Thomas L. Harris
Parkersburg
Highway Bond Issue Advised in White Sulphur Springs
White Sulphur Springs observers discuss a proposed 50 million bond issue to improve 2 500 miles of secondary roads. Road Commissioner Ray Cavendish says the plan would connect with existing roads and cost about 20 000 per mile to upgrade. The program would run five years, with bonds retired over 30 years.
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Ray Cavendish
State Chamber of Commerce
State Farm Bureau
Cavendish
W. C. Handlan
State Industrial and Publicity Commission
A. G. Mathews
Grantsville
Mayes Fricklesimer
Charleston
Gas Shortage Seen In Ohio Valley Area
Ohio Valley Board of Trade warns of one of the worst natural gas shortages next winter in the region. Imperial Glass Company head Carl Guskey cites a West Virginia Natural Gas Company forecast and fears rising oil prices could force some businesses to close. Last winter industrial curtailment reached 100 percent, idling thousands of workers for days.
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Ohio Valley Board of Trade
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New Courses Added By Mason College
Mason College expands programs with summer term classes in music and art. Enrollment up says director Arthur J. McHoul. New music courses include an ensemble class with Willem Schuiltz cello Ronald Ingalls violin and George Crumb Jr clarinet.
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Arthur J. McHoul
Mr. McHoul
Willem Schuiltz
Ronald Ingalls
George Crumb, Jr
John A. Mason
John McAlister
Measles Cases Rise in Weekly Health Report
The State Health Department reported 74 new cases for the week ended May 29, including 57 in Doddridge county, a drop of six from the prior week. Other new cases: typhoid fever 1, diphtheria 1, scarlet fever 5, whooping cough 11, influenza 2, pneumonia 1, mumps 5, chicken pox 10.
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Doddridge
State Health Department
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